The crowd was stunned into silence by the overwhelming deluge of energy gathering crystals before their eyes.
"Do... do true gods upgrade like this?"
"Did they really appear out of nowhere?!"
"If these crystals were given to us, could we all advance to high-level transcendents?"
"Stop daydreaming. Have you forgotten the Cult Master's teachings? We must grow through our own efforts to gain the favor of the true God! If you always think about getting something for nothing, relying on the true God's help, the true God will eventually abandon you!"
"That's right, that's right. We recite it every day. You can't just ignore the teachings!"
"Yes, yes, I was just saying it casually..."
Zhang Chen merely intended to merge some crystals.
This unintentional act made the followers even more convinced of Zhang Chen's divine power.
Taking energy gathering crystals from a storage ring was not particularly special.
But producing enough crystals to cover several city blocks was utterly outrageous...
"Good job, Little White, keep going!"
Zhang Chen cheered on Little White from the side.
From dusk until the early morning, these crystals were finally merged, a total of 20,000 [Super Energy Gathering Crystals] were integrated.
Zhang Chen originally had 290 [Super Energy Gathering Crystals] after leveling up, plus 2400 [Super Energy Gathering Crystals] obtained from killing the Singer, and the current 20,000. He should have had 22,690 [Super Energy Gathering Crystals] remaining.
However, upon checking, there were still 22,230 [Super Energy Gathering Crystals] left.
460 fewer?!
With the extremely low drop rate of Super Energy Gathering Crystals, this was not a small number.
These crystals would be enough to allow Zuo Nan to level up directly.
Crystals could also disappear?
Zhang Chen frowned and thought for a moment before recalling.
When he was previously constructing the new skill [God · Soul Burn], it consumed [Super Energy Gathering Crystals]!
[God · Soul Burn] at Tier 1 consumed 10 [Super Energy Gathering Crystals] per second!
Although activating it caused an unimaginable surge in power, the consumption was like burning money.
It seemed he would have to use them sparingly from now on.
With this, 46 [Crispy Fruits] were gone.
Wasteful!
Zhang Chen muttered softly.
Ding! Detected that your current level is God Tier Second Rank · Junior Evolver Stage 2, 22230/3000*4!
Upgrade conditions met, do you wish to upgrade immediately!
Upgrade immediately!
Ding! Upgrade successful! Your current level is God Tier Second Rank · Junior Evolver Stage 3, advancing to Intermediate Evolver Stage 1 requires 10230/8000*4 [Super Energy Gathering Crystals]!
The Light element talent and Dark element talent each gained 4 talent points (Talent Crystals will be used later...).
Zhang Chen directly maxed out [Shield of the God of Light] and [Scythe of the God of Death].
[Shield of the God of Light] 3/3: Summons an indestructible divine shield condensed from the power of light, lasting for 60 seconds, and dealing 300% burning damage to enemies in front of the divine shield. When the God of Light talent is fully unlocked, you can permanently possess [God · Shield of the God of Light]!
[Scythe of the God of Death] 3/3: Summons a giant scythe to harvest 60% of the enemy's life force, which can then be freely distributed, ignoring the opponent's level and any defensive skills/armor. It can be swung at most 12 times per day. When the Dark Spirit talent is fully unlocked, it can be swung an unlimited number of times within the limits of stamina.
Looking at these two powerful talents, Zhang Chen smacked his lips.
They seemed very powerful.
It was a pity that he hadn't had a chance to use them yet.
If he encountered a powerful monster, he would definitely try out their effects!
After upgrading his talents.
Zhang Chen finally went to bed to rest.
Lying in bed, the wind outside gradually died down.
Roide, having traveled all day, was also tired and curled up on the ground, beginning to sleep.
This large creature, when curled up, was like a mountain appearing out of nowhere to block the way.
Mutated creatures with some intelligence knew that this creature was not to be trifled with.
Mutated Rank VII was already the most powerful existence in the Berserker stage.
Moreover, Roide was at the pinnacle of combat power for mutated Rank VII.
Ordinary mutated creatures dared not approach.
However, Roide remained extremely cautious.
As Roide gradually fell asleep.
A mass of gray mist quickly emerged from all around, enveloping everything in a hazy world.
As long as any powerful enemy intruded, Roide could sense it through the silken threads scattered in the thick fog.
And make preparations to respond.
In fact, with the current strength of Zhang Chen's team, if anything dared to provoke them, it would be sending itself to its death.
Anyone picked from the team was a nightmare-like existence.
The night passed without incident.
The next day, Roide woke up almost at the same time as Mo Ran.
Whether it was a coincidence or a telepathic connection.
"Master!"
Shirley hurried into Zhang Chen's bedroom, pushing the door open.
"What is it? What's so urgent?"
Zhang Chen asked, sitting on the bed.
"It's like this. This morning, Zuo Nan took the technical team to patrol below to see if their direction of travel had deviated."
"But they unintentionally discovered scattered [Communication Beacons] on the ground, suspecting they were used by natives, so they brought them all up."
"They are waiting for you in the conference room now!"
Shirley stated clearly and logically.
"Communication Beacons again?"
Zhang Chen was slightly surprised.
Roide's progress was fast, covering thousands of kilometers in a few hours.
He walked to the window and looked in the direction they had come from.
Even the towering, cloud-piercing walled city was nowhere to be seen here.
Zhang Chen first ordered Roide to wait where he was, then checked the electronic minimap.
They were one to two thousand kilometers away from the seventh walled city.
Even about a hundred kilometers from the first walled city.
This distance was not short.
Especially in the monster-ridden apocalypse.
Walking a few kilometers outside was not easy, let alone a hundred kilometers?
Why would the natives leave communication beacons in this location?
What was their purpose?
With these questions in mind, Zhang Chen arrived at the conference room.
Zuo Nan briefly explained the situation.
"There were clear traces of battle in the area below. Nearby were several corpses that had turned into mummies, with no obvious wounds on the exterior. They were wearing greenish-blue rings on their hands!"
"Based on the skeletal structure of the corpses, Professor Xiao said they were likely from Bear Country, all males. There were also several damaged and scrapped cars at the scene."
"Professor Xiao examined the skeletons and said they were likely crushed to death by immense gravity, with broken bones and ruptured internal organs, dying a gruesome death."
"We suspect the natives were responsible. Only they could instantly incapacitate survivors, making even gravity capable of crushing them to death!"
Bear Country people?
A figure suddenly appeared in Zhang Chen's mind.